Philosophy Club, Friday, 11/21, "Socialism from Marx to Mamdani."

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The Philosophy Club meets Friday afternoons at Lake Miona Recreation Center in The Villages, FL.  Meetings start promptly at 4:00PM and end at 5:30PM. Presenters usually speak for 25 to 45 minutes, followed by a Discussion Period where the Leader and Audience Members ask Questions and express their Opinions, and the Presenter replies.

COMING ATTRACTIONS:

Friday,      11/21    Phil Caminez         "Socialism from Marx  to Mamdani."

   

Friday,    11/28     Larry Martin          “Hollywood Biopics from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s - Music Plus a Whole Lotta Fiction"

   

Friday,     12/5        Drake Shepard       "Marie Curie Tells Her Story"

Marie will come alive, be in period attire and tells in detail about her fascinating life, how she and husband Pierre discovered 2 new elements and won 2 Nobel Prizes. She will also emphasize her pioneering work with X-rays during WWl and how she kick-started the nuclear age.

Friday,    12/12       Bob Wickman         "Origin Of The Universe"

Friday,    12/19        Peter Irwin             "How Do We Learn To Speak?"

Learning to speak is a complex process that happens in stages, involves multiple brain areas, and requires both biological readiness and social interaction.  How did languages evolve, how do we learn speech, and how do misunderstandings occur?

Friday,    12/26         Joe Frost                 "Food"

This talk will be about food , what it is and what it isn't . It will touch on how it is used  by the body and may lead to consideration of changing our thinking about what we are consuming. Sandwiched between two of the major eating days of the year it will be food for thought. 

WANT TO BE A PRESENTER ?: Send us the short Title of your proposed talk, along with a descriptive paragraph or two describing the Subject of your Talk, your Interests and Qualifications to present it, and why we should be interested. Send your proposal to our Leader, Bob Brooke (bnbrooke @aol.com) [Google Groups discourages me from entering a clickable email address. So, to reach Bob by email remove the space between bnbrooke and @]